Like many, I try to make my shooting dollar go far. Are there any tricks to the trade on using black pasters for repairing target centers? Not thinking about on a 45 target, but more on the 22, which eventually gets shot by a 45. Do you have a good brand of stickers/pasters? Think the practice is silly?

I shoot each repair cent 20 times for centerfire practice and sometimes 30 with .22. Just score each 10 shots and you will know how you are shooting. Shooting a few strings on one target will also clearly reveal where you are hitting, i.e. most center but a few low and left...

At $.06 each the cost is minuscule compared to the ammo used to punch 20+ holes. Every year at Camp Perry I purchase 5 or more packs each of B-6 and B-8 targets.

Every 2 years, to maximize shipping, I have been buying 1,000 B8-Repair Centers (10 packs) from Champions Choice. I just started shooting 50 shots a target so I might not need any for quite a while. I've been averaging 490 (rapid fire), still working on that first 50 shot clean.- Dave

Midway and Brownells both sell the B6 and B8 centers pretty reasonably in packs of 100. If you are a veteran you can get Brownells to mark your account as a veteran and you start getting a discount on a lot (not all) of their stuff.

zanemoseley wrote:I don't see the advantage of printing your own. Printer paper sucks for targets and using all that black ink isn't cheap. You're saving pennies on targets then buying $30 ink cartridges.

I don't know about anyone else, but I save the original PDF file, then edit it, adding my own data:Name:Gun:Date:Target #:Location:Ammo:Notes:....and other details, which I fill in after shooting a target.As to all the black ink, I changed it to a 50% gray. Looks the same to me.

Lately, I've gotten lazy, and am buying standard NRA B-8 repair targets from MidwayUSA, but the ones I print myself fit into my filing cabinet better. I've been saving targets for many years, and using standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper makes this easier for me.

I typically save my targets after shooting if they aren't too shot up - I try to limit each to 10 22s and 10 45s. Cheapest way I've found to paste them is to use black masking tape (Amazon) and regular tan masking tape. Found that the black tape easier to use since can make it long or short as needed. Granted targets aren't that expensive but pasting them 2-3 times doesn't take long and goes pretty quick. Something to do while having a cold one.

You guys only shooting 10 shots per target must shoot at ranges with motorized hangers. I can hang 2 at a time at my range but might not be able to go out for another 30-45 minutes. I shot 300 rounds of .45 to test new loads on Saturday, all at 25 yards, there's no pasting those targets.

Like many, I try to make my shooting dollar go far. Are there any tricks to the trade on using black pasters for repairing target centers? Not thinking about on a 45 target, but more on the 22, which eventually gets shot by a 45. Do you have a good brand of stickers/pasters? Think the practice is silly?

Long time listeners, first time callers, chime in!

My previous club sold full targets for 1$/3 or centers for 1$/10 supplied paster dots for free.Starting out I shot full targets and pasted. Then I shot centers only and threw them out after scoring my 10 shots. That's what I still do.

Even with free dots I figured my time was better spent and worth more than saving pennies on targets. Couldn't understand the time, effort, and outright cheapness of using targets over and over and over again. Or the crazy .22 rifle competition targets with a dozen+ center stickers.

243winxb wrote:There is light and heavy paper targets. Very difference in price. National Target

More than you want to know.Many heavy paper targets also use mostly short fiber paper, that's the reason they are heavier, they need to use more fibers for the paper to stay together. They are more expensive because of the additional fiber, slightly different pulping process and the mill has to run just a little slower.

The advantage of short fiber paper targets is the holes are much cleaner. Big disadvantage is if they get wet they tend to dissolve unless chemicals have been added for additional wet strength.- Dave